州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯表示，该州正在为可能出现的超出预期的灾害情况做准备；参议员里克·斯科特则敦促处于疏散区域的居民“立刻撤离”。佛罗里达州塔拉哈西消息：周四，州长德桑蒂斯警告当地民众，随着飓风“伊萨亚斯”逐渐逼近，佛罗里达州将迎来强风、洪水及停电，这也是新任应急管理部门负责人上任后该州迎来的第一场风暴。
Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state was preparing for a worse-than-forecast scenario, while Sen. Rick Scott urged residents in evacuation zones to “get the hell out.”TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis warned Floridians on Thursday to gear up for strong winds, flooding and power outages as Hurricane Isaias churns closer to the Sunshine State, the first storm for the state’s new emergency management chief.
德桑蒂斯提醒佛罗里达狭长地带的居民做好防范，并称州政府已在当地部署了飞机、救援队伍、燃料及其他应急物资。据美国国家飓风中心消息，“伊萨亚斯”本周初在墨西哥湾形成，周四已升级为二级飓风，未来还有可能进一步增强，预计将于周五深夜或周六凌晨在佛罗里达州与阿拉巴马州交界处登陆。
DeSantis warned residents in the Florida Panhandle to prepare, and said the state has staged aircraft, rescue teams, fuel and other emergency supplies in the area ahead of the storm. Isaias, which formed in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this week and intensified into a Category 2 storm Thursday according to the National Hurricane Center, could strengthen further and is expected to make landfall near the Florida-Alabama border late Friday or early Saturday.
“民众务必重视起来，”他在塔拉哈西州应急指挥中心举行的记者会上说道，“要明白这场风暴必将带来影响，这一点毋庸置疑。”出席发布会的还有新任应急管理部门执行主任贾里德·珀杜，他同时兼任佛罗里达州交通厅厅长。此前担任该部门负责人长达五年的凯文·格思里已于8月离职，当时他加入了副州长杰伊·柯林斯竞选州长竞选团队，但该竞选最终以失败告终。
“People should take it seriously,” he said during a press conference at the state’s Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee. “Understand that you are going to have impacts. There’s no question.”The governor spoke alongside the newly appointed Division of Emergency Management Executive Director Jared Perdue, who also leads Florida’s Transportation Department. Kevin Guthrie, who led DEM for five years, left in August after he joined Lt. Gov. Jay Collins’ failed GOP primary bid for governor.